What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday July 16, 2016, at approximatly 09:30 am, a sky diving student was making her first accelerated freefall (solo) jump. After the canopy opened, she stopped responding to instructor commands when she reached aproximatly 1500 feet in altitude. She ended up landing in a tree off the dropzone about 1/4 mile south of the airport. While waiting for help in the tree, and communicating with the instructor by radio, the tree branch broke and she fell approximatly 30 feet to the ground. She sustained serious injuries to her legs, ankle, and back, due to the fall from the tree, and was airlifted to a local hospital.
Name of jumper: privacy data omitted
Experience and training of jumper: the student had completed 7 tandem jumps within the past month, and completed a 1st jump course on July 6th and 7th.
Club affiliation: no club affilliation due to still being a student.
Parachute: performance design navigator (240 square feet) packed on 07/04/2016 byprivacy data omitted
Name of jumping school: Connecticut parachutists inc. (cpi)
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY JULY 16, 2016, AT APPROXIMATLY 09:30 AM, A SKY DIVING STUDENT WAS MAKING HER FIRST ACCELERATED FREEFALL (SOLO) JUMP. AFTER THE CANOPY OPENED, SHE STOPPED RESPONDING TO INSTRUCTOR COMMANDS WHEN SHE REACHED APROXIMATLY 1500 FEET IN ALTITUDE. SHE ENDED UP LANDING IN A TREE OFF THE DROPZONE ABOUT 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. WHILE WAITING FOR HELP IN THE TREE, AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE INSTRUCTOR BY RADIO, THE TREE BRANCH BROKE AND SHE FELL APPROXIMATLY 30 FEET TO THE GROUND. SHE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HER LEGS, ANKLE, AND BACK, DUE TO THE FALL FROM THE TREE, AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.
NAME OF JUMPER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF JUMPER: THE STUDENT HAD COMPLETED 7 TANDEM JUMPS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, AND COMPLETED A 1ST JUMP COURSE ON JULY 6TH AND 7TH.
CLUB AFFILIATION: NO CLUB AFFILLIATION DUE TO STILL BEING A STUDENT.
PARACHUTE: PERFORMANCE DESIGN NAVIGATOR (240 SQUARE FEET) PACKED ON 07/04/2016 BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NAME OF JUMPING SCHOOL: CONNECTICUT PARACHUTISTS INC. (CPI)
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